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1.nounThe lowest limit."We need a minimum of three staff members on duty at all time."
2.nounThe smallest amount."He always tries to get away with doing the minimum."
3.nounA period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star)."The Maunder minimum of the Sun reportedly corresponded to a period of great cold on Earth."
4.nounA lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
5.nounThe smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution.
6.nounA loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being."The archvillain deployed his minions to simultaneously rob every bank in the city."
7.nounA sycophantic follower.
8.nounA loved one; one highly esteemed and favoured.
9.nounAn ancient form of ordnance with a calibre of about three inches.
10.nounThe size of type between nonpareil and brevier, standardized as 7-point.
11.adjectiveFavoured, beloved; "pet".